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Dr. Lisa Gwynn says Florida’s vaccine decision will create ‘perfect storm’ for diseases. ABC News. (FLORIDA) — A top Florida pediatrician warned Thursday that the state’s plan to eliminate all vaccine mandates could lead to outbreaks of [Read More…]

Antonio Hugo Photo/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — People who use their smartphones while sitting on the toilet face are at higher risk for painful, itchy hemorrhoids, according to new research published in the journal [Read More…]

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida is moving to “end all vaccine mandates” in the state, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced at a press [Read More…]

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a cabinet meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo [Read More…]

sshepard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Dr. Richard Besser explains why he and other former directors of the CDC wrote an op-ed criticizing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handling of the CDC and public health.Nine former [Read More…]

ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A large new study conducted in Spain and Italy found that beta blockers, drugs often used to slow the heart rate and lower blood pressure, did not provide clear [Read More…]

A COVID-19 At-Home Test kit showing positive results. (Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 cases are ticking up in the U.S. as children head back to school and the country prepares to [Read More…]

A sign for the Food And Drug Administration is seen outside of the headquarters on July 20, 2020 in White Oak, Maryland. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration [Read More…]

Susan Monarez, nominee to be the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, June 25, 2025 in Washington. [Read More…]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for some Americans. The vaccines were approved for use in adults aged 65 and older and for those between [Read More…]

Yersinia pestis, bacteria responsible for the plague, seen under optical microscopy. (Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesP (VALENCIA COUNTY, N.M.) — A New Mexico man has been diagnosed with plague, marking the state’s first human [Read More…]

Lidya Elfa Sari via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. has confirmed the first case of a flesh-eating parasite in a human, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Monday. New World [Read More…]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two U.S. hospitals are the latest to announce they will be ending some, or all, of their pediatric gender-affirming care services at the end of the month. Kaiser Permanente, [Read More…]

Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More than 750 employees across the Department of Health and Human Services sent a signed letter to members of Congress and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday morning, [Read More…]

Stock image of hospital patient. Sorrasak Jar Tinyo/Getty Images (SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.) — A resident in South Lake Tahoe, California, has tested positive for plague, according to local health officials. The person is believed [Read More…]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said on Tuesday that children ages 6 months to 23 months should receive a COVID-19 vaccine, in contrast with federal health officials. The recommendations [Read More…]

In this Feb. 27, 2025, file photo, signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stadium, in Seminole, Texas. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images, FILE (TEXAS) [Read More…]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The draft of an upcoming government report suggesting ways to improve the health of American children does not recommend severe restrictions on pesticides and ultra-processed foods, according to a [Read More…]

Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a new campaign on Tuesday aimed at tackling mental health and substance use among teens ahead of [Read More…]

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate confirmed Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Monarez was confirmed by a vote of 51-47 along party lines on Tuesday evening. [Read More…]